Den stora försoningsdagen

16 Herren talade till Mose, sedan Arons båda söner hade dött, de som dog när de trädde fram inför Herrens ansikte. Och Herren sade till Mose: Säg till din bror Aron att han inte när som helst får gå in i helgedomen innanför förlåten framför nådastolen som är ovanpå arken, för att han inte skall dö. Ty jag skall uppenbara mig i molnet över nådastolen.

Detta skall Aron ha med sig när han går in i helgedomen: en ungtjur till syndoffer och en bagge till brännoffer. Han skall ta på sig en helig livklädnad av linne och ha benkläder av linne på sin kropp, och han skall spänna på sig ett bälte av linne och vira en turban av linne om huvudet. Detta är de heliga kläderna, och innan han tar dem på sig skall han bada sin kropp i vatten. Av israeliternas menighet skall han ta emot två bockar till syndoffer och en bagge till brännoffer.

Och Aron skall föra fram sin egen syndofferstjur och bringa försoning för sig och sitt hus. Sedan skall han ta de två bockarna och ställa dem inför Herrens ansikte, vid ingången till uppenbarelsetältet. Aron skall dra lott om de båda bockarna: en lott för Herren och en lott för att skaffa bort synden.

Den bock som lotten bestämmer åt Herren skall Aron föra fram och offra till syndoffer. 10 Men den bock som lotten bestämmer för att skaffa bort synden skall ställas levande inför Herrens ansikte, för att försoning skall bringas genom honom. Och sedan skall han sändas i väg ut i öknen för att skaffa bort synden.

11 Aron skall föra fram sin syndofferstjur och bringa försoning för sig själv och sitt hus. Han skall slakta sin syndofferstjur. 12 Sedan skall han ta ett fyrfat, fullt med glöd från altaret som står inför Herrens ansikte, och han skall fylla sina händer med krossad, väldoftande rökelse, och han skall bära in detta innanför förlåten. 13 Han skall lägga rökelsen på elden inför Herren, så att ett moln av rökelse täcker nådastolen ovanpå vittnesbördet, detta för att han inte skall dö. 14 Och han skall ta av tjurens blod och stänka det med sitt finger framtill på nådastolen. Sju gånger skall han stänka blodet framför nådastolen med sitt finger.

15 Sedan skall han slakta folkets syndoffersbock och bära in dess blod innanför förlåten, och han skall göra med blodet som han gjorde med tjurens blod. Han skall stänka det på nådastolen och framför nådastolen. 16 Så skall han bringa försoning för helgedomen och rena den från Israels barns orenheter och överträdelser, ja, från alla deras synder. På samma sätt skall han göra med uppenbarelsetältet, som har sin plats hos dem mitt ibland deras orenheter. 17 Ingen människa får vara i uppenbarelsetältet från den stund då han går in för att bringa försoning i helgedomen, till dess han går ut. Så skall han bringa försoning för sig själv och sitt hus och för Israels hela församling.

18 Sedan skall han gå ut till altaret som står inför Herrens ansikte och bringa försoning för det. Han skall ta av tjurens blod och av bockens blod och stryka på altarets horn runt omkring, 19 och han skall stänka av blodet på altaret med sitt finger sju gånger och rena och helga det från Israels barns orenheter.

20 När Aron har fullbordat försoningen för helgedomen, uppenbarelsetältet och altaret, skall han föra fram den levande bocken. 21 Och Aron skall lägga båda händerna på den levande bockens huvud och bekänna över honom Israels barns alla missgärningar och överträdelser, ja, alla deras synder. Han skall lägga dem på bockens huvud och sedan sända i väg honom ut i öknen genom en man som hålls redo för detta. 22 Bocken skall bära alla deras missgärningar på sig ut i ödemarken, och man skall släppa bocken ute i öknen.

23 Sedan skall Aron gå in i uppenbarelsetältet och ta av sig linnekläderna, som han hade klätt sig i när han gick in i helgedomen, och han skall lämna dem där. 24 Han skall bada sin kropp i vatten på en helig plats och ta på sig sina vanliga kläder. Sedan skall han gå ut och offra sitt eget brännoffer och folkets bränn- offer och bringa försoning för sig och för folket. 25 Fettet av syndoffersdjuret skall han bränna på altaret. 26 Och den som sände i väg bocken för att skaffa bort synden skall tvätta sina kläder och bada sin kropp i vatten. Därefter får han komma in i lägret.

27 Syndofferstjuren och syndoffersbocken, vilkas blod blev inburet för att bringa försoning i helgedomen, skall föras bort utanför lägret, och man skall bränna upp dem i eld med deras hud, kött och orenhet. 28 Den som bränner upp detta skall tvätta sina kläder och bada sin kropp i vatten. Därefter får han komma in i lägret.

29 Detta skall för er vara en evig stadga: I sjunde månaden, på tionde dagen i månaden, skall ni fasta och inte utföra något arbete, varken de som är födda i landet eller främlingen som bor ibland er. 30 Ty på den dagen skall försoning bringas för att rena er. Från alla era synder skall ni renas inför Herrens ansikte. 31 En vilosabbat skall den vara för er, och ni skall fasta. Detta skall vara en evig stadga. 32 Den präst som har blivit smord och invigd till att vara präst i sin fars ställe skall bringa försoning. Han skall ta på sig linnekläderna, de heliga kläderna, 33 och han skall bringa försoning för det allra heligaste och försoning för uppenbarelsetältet och altaret, och han skall bringa försoning för prästerna och allt folket i församlingen.

34 Detta skall för er vara en evig stadga, så att försoning bringas för Israels barn en gång om året för alla deras synder.

Och Aron gjorde så som Herren hade befallt Mose.

The Day of Atonement(A)

16 The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron who died when they approached the Lord.(B) The Lord said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come whenever he chooses(C) into the Most Holy Place(D) behind the curtain(E) in front of the atonement cover(F) on the ark, or else he will die. For I will appear(G) in the cloud(H) over the atonement cover.

“This is how Aaron is to enter the Most Holy Place:(I) He must first bring a young bull(J) for a sin offering[a] and a ram for a burnt offering.(K) He is to put on the sacred linen tunic,(L) with linen undergarments next to his body; he is to tie the linen sash around him and put on the linen turban.(M) These are sacred garments;(N) so he must bathe himself with water(O) before he puts them on.(P) From the Israelite community(Q) he is to take two male goats(R) for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.

“Aaron is to offer the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household.(S) Then he is to take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting. He is to cast lots(T) for the two goats—one lot for the Lord and the other for the scapegoat.[b](U) Aaron shall bring the goat whose lot falls to the Lord and sacrifice it for a sin offering. 10 But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord to be used for making atonement(V) by sending it into the wilderness as a scapegoat.

11 “Aaron shall bring the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household,(W) and he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering. 12 He is to take a censer full of burning coals(X) from the altar before the Lord and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense(Y) and take them behind the curtain. 13 He is to put the incense on the fire before the Lord, and the smoke of the incense will conceal the atonement cover(Z) above the tablets of the covenant law, so that he will not die.(AA) 14 He is to take some of the bull’s blood(AB) and with his finger sprinkle it on the front of the atonement cover; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the atonement cover.(AC)

15 “He shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people(AD) and take its blood behind the curtain(AE) and do with it as he did with the bull’s blood: He shall sprinkle(AF) it on the atonement cover and in front of it. 16 In this way he will make atonement(AG) for the Most Holy Place(AH) because of the uncleanness and rebellion of the Israelites, whatever their sins have been. He is to do the same for the tent of meeting,(AI) which is among them in the midst of their uncleanness. 17 No one is to be in the tent of meeting from the time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he comes out, having made atonement for himself, his household and the whole community of Israel.

18 “Then he shall come out to the altar(AJ) that is before the Lord and make atonement for it. He shall take some of the bull’s blood and some of the goat’s blood and put it on all the horns of the altar.(AK) 19 He shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and to consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites.(AL)

20 “When Aaron has finished making atonement for the Most Holy Place, the tent of meeting and the altar, he shall bring forward the live goat.(AM) 21 He is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat(AN) and confess(AO) over it all the wickedness and rebellion of the Israelites—all their sins—and put them on the goat’s head. He shall send the goat away into the wilderness in the care of someone appointed for the task. 22 The goat will carry on itself all their sins(AP) to a remote place; and the man shall release it in the wilderness.

23 “Then Aaron is to go into the tent of meeting and take off the linen garments(AQ) he put on before he entered the Most Holy Place, and he is to leave them there.(AR) 24 He shall bathe himself with water in the sanctuary area(AS) and put on his regular garments.(AT) Then he shall come out and sacrifice the burnt offering for himself and the burnt offering for the people,(AU) to make atonement for himself and for the people.(AV) 25 He shall also burn the fat of the sin offering on the altar.

26 “The man who releases the goat as a scapegoat(AW) must wash his clothes(AX) and bathe himself with water;(AY) afterward he may come into the camp. 27 The bull and the goat for the sin offerings, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp;(AZ) their hides, flesh and intestines are to be burned up. 28 The man who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may come into the camp.(BA)

29 “This is to be a lasting ordinance(BB) for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month(BC) you must deny yourselves[c](BD) and not do any work(BE)—whether native-born(BF) or a foreigner residing among you— 30 because on this day atonement will be made(BG) for you, to cleanse you. Then, before the Lord, you will be clean from all your sins.(BH) 31 It is a day of sabbath rest, and you must deny yourselves;(BI) it is a lasting ordinance.(BJ) 32 The priest who is anointed and ordained(BK) to succeed his father as high priest is to make atonement. He is to put on the sacred linen garments(BL) 33 and make atonement for the Most Holy Place, for the tent of meeting and the altar, and for the priests and all the members of the community.(BM)

34 “This is to be a lasting ordinance(BN) for you: Atonement is to be made once a year(BO) for all the sins of the Israelites.”

And it was done, as the Lord commanded Moses.

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 16:3 Or purification offering; here and throughout this chapter
  2. Leviticus 16:8 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain; also in verses 10 and 26.
  3. Leviticus 16:29 Or must fast; also in verse 31

The Day of Atonement

16 Now the Lord spoke to Moses after (A)the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered profane fire before the Lord, and died; and the Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron your brother (B)not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for (C)I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.

[a]“Thus Aaron shall (D)come into the Holy Place: (E)with the blood of a young bull as a sin offering, and of a ram as a burnt offering. He shall put the (F)holy linen tunic and the linen trousers on his body; he shall be girded with a linen sash, and with the linen turban he shall be attired. These are holy garments. Therefore (G)he shall wash his body in water, and put them on. And he shall take from (H)the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats as a sin offering, and one ram as a burnt offering.

“Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering, which is for himself, and (I)make atonement for himself and for his house. He shall take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. Then Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for the Lord and the other lot for the scapegoat. And Aaron shall bring the goat on which the Lord’s lot fell, and offer it as a sin offering. 10 But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make (J)atonement upon it, and to let it go as the scapegoat into the wilderness.

11 “And Aaron shall bring the bull of the sin offering, which is for (K)himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house, and shall kill the bull as the sin offering which is for himself. 12 Then he shall take (L)a censer full of burning coals of fire from the altar before the Lord, with his hands full of (M)sweet incense beaten fine, and bring it inside the veil. 13 (N)And he shall put the incense on the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of incense may cover the (O)mercy seat that is on the Testimony, lest he (P)die. 14 (Q)He shall take some of the blood of the bull and (R)sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the east side; and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.

15 (S)“Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering, which is for the people, bring its blood (T)inside the veil, do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the mercy seat and before the mercy seat. 16 So he shall (U)make atonement for the Holy Place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions, for all their sins; and so he shall do for the tabernacle of meeting which remains among them in the midst of their uncleanness. 17 There shall be (V)no man in the tabernacle of meeting when he goes in to make atonement in the Holy Place, until he comes out, that he may make atonement for himself, for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel. 18 And he shall go out to the altar that is before the Lord, and make atonement for (W)it, and shall take some of the blood of the bull and some of the blood of the goat, and put it on the horns of the altar all around. 19 Then he shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times, cleanse it, and (X)consecrate[b] it from the [c]uncleanness of the children of Israel.

20 “And when he has made an end of atoning for the Holy Place, the tabernacle of meeting, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat. 21 Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, (Y)confess over it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, concerning all their sins, (Z)putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a suitable man. 22 The goat [d]shall (AA)bear on itself all their iniquities to an [e]uninhabited land; and he shall (AB)release the goat in the wilderness.

23 “Then Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of meeting, (AC)shall take off the linen garments which he put on when he went into the Holy Place, and shall leave them there. 24 And he shall wash his body with water in a holy place, put on his garments, come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, and make [f]atonement for himself and for the people. 25 (AD)The fat of the sin offering he shall burn on the altar. 26 And he who released the goat as the scapegoat shall wash his clothes (AE)and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp. 27 (AF)The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the Holy Place, shall be carried outside the camp. And they shall burn in the fire their skins, their flesh, and their offal. 28 Then he who burns them shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp.

29 This shall be a statute forever for you: (AG)In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall [g]afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether a native of your own country or a stranger who [h]dwells among you. 30 For on that day the priest shall make [i]atonement for you, to (AH)cleanse you, that you may be clean from all your sins before the Lord. 31 (AI)It is a sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall afflict your souls. It is a statute forever. 32 (AJ)And the priest, who is anointed and (AK)consecrated to minister as priest in his father’s place, shall make atonement, and put on the linen clothes, the holy garments; 33 then he shall make [j]atonement for [k]the Holy Sanctuary, and he shall make atonement for the tabernacle of meeting and for the altar, and he shall make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly. 34 (AL)This shall be an everlasting statute for you, to make atonement for the children of Israel, for all their sins, (AM)once a year.” And he did as the Lord commanded Moses.

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 16:3 Lit. With this
  2. Leviticus 16:19 set it apart
  3. Leviticus 16:19 impurity
  4. Leviticus 16:22 shall carry
  5. Leviticus 16:22 solitary land
  6. Leviticus 16:24 Lit. covering
  7. Leviticus 16:29 humble yourselves
  8. Leviticus 16:29 As a resident alien
  9. Leviticus 16:30 Lit. covering
  10. Leviticus 16:33 Lit. covering
  11. Leviticus 16:33 The Most Holy Place

Forsoningsdagen

16 Siden Herren havde dræbt to af Arons sønner, da de trådte frem for ham uden at følge forskrifterne, sagde han til Moses: „Advar din bror Aron imod at gå ind bag forhænget i helligdommen, hvor arken med forsoningsstedet står. Der er helt bestemte regler for hvornår og hvordan, han skal gå derind, og hvis han overtræder de regler, skal han dø. Jeg er nemlig personligt til stede i skyen over forsoningsstedet.

Det følgende er betingelserne for at træde ind i det allerhelligste rum: Aron skal bringe en ung tyr som syndoffer og en vædder som brændoffer. Han skal vaske sig grundigt over hele kroppen og iføre sig den indviede præstedragt: linnedkjortlen, bukserne, bæltet og turbanen. Derpå skal Israels folk bringe ham to gedebukke som syndoffer og en vædder som brændoffer. Den unge tyr skal han ofre til Herren som et syndoffer for sig selv, så han kan skaffe soning for sig selv og sin familie. Han skal føre de to gedebukke frem for Herren ved åbenbaringsteltets indgang og kaste lod for at afgøre, hvilken af dem der skal tilfalde Herren, og hvilken der skal sendes bort. Den gedebuk, der tilfalder Herren, skal Aron ofre som et syndoffer. 10 Den anden buk skal bringes til Herren i levende live og forsoningsritualet skal udføres over den, hvorefter Aron skal slippe den løs i ørkenen, for at den kan være syndebuk for folket.

11 Når Aron har ofret den unge tyr som syndoffer for sig selv og sin familie, 12 skal han tage et røgelseskar, fylde det med glødende trækul fra Herrens alter og sætte det ind bag forhænget. Derefter skal han fylde hænderne med den hellige, vellugtende røgelse, der er knust til pulver, 13 og lægge det på trækullene, så en sky af røgelse skjuler forsoningsstedet over arken, der indeholder stentavlerne med de ti bud. Gør han det, skal han ikke dø. 14 Desuden skal han bringe noget af tyrens blod derind og med fingeren først stænke det på den ende af forsoningsstedet, der vender mod øst, og derefter syv gange foran arken.

15 Så skal han gå ud og ofre folkets syndofferbuk, bringe blodet ind bag forhænget og stænke det på forsoningsstedet og foran det, ligesom han gjorde med tyrens blod. 16 På den måde skal han skaffe soning for det allerhelligste rum, for det er blevet besmittet af Israels folks synder, og samtidig skal han skaffe soning for åbenbaringsteltet, som står midt iblandt dem og er omgivet af deres urenhed. 17 Ingen anden end Aron må opholde sig i åbenbaringsteltet fra det tidspunkt, han går ind i det allerhelligste rum, til han kommer ud igen. Han alene skal forsone sig selv, sin familie og hele Israels folk med Herren. 18 Derefter skal han gå ud til brændofferalteret og rense det ved at smøre noget af blodet fra tyren og gedebukken på alterets horn 19 og med sin finger stænke blodet mod alteret syv gange. Derved renser han alteret for folkets synd og gør det helligt.

20 Når Aron har udført forsoningsritualerne for det allerhelligste rum, åbenbaringsteltet og brændofferalteret, skal han føre den levende buk frem, 21 og han skal lægge begge hænder på dens hoved og bekende al Israels folks synd og oprør over den. På den måde lægger han alle folkets synder på bukkens hoved. Derpå skal bukken føres ud i ørkenen af en mand, som er udvalgt til at gøre det. 22 Bukken skal derefter slippes løs og således bære folkets synder langt ud i ødemarken.

23 Derefter skal Aron gå ind i åbenbaringsteltet igen og tage linnedklæderne af, som han havde på bag forhænget, og han skal efterlade klæderne der. 24 Derpå skal han bade på et indviet sted, tage sit andet tøj på og gå ud og ofre de to væddere som brændofre, så han skaffer soning for sig selv og for dem. 25 Alt fedtet fra syndofferdyrene skal også brændes på alteret.

26 Den mand, som slipper bukken løs i ørkenen, skal umiddelbart efter bade og vaske sit tøj, før han vender tilbage til lejren. 27 Syndoffertyren og syndofferbukken, hvis soningsblod er blevet båret ind i det allerhelligste rum af Aron, skal begge bæres uden for lejren og brændes med hud og hår. 28 Den person, som har ansvaret for at brænde dem, skal derefter bade og vaske sit tøj, før han vender tilbage til lejren.

29-31 Det her er en permanent lov om forsoningsdagen, som skal gælde både for indfødte israelitter og de fremmede, som bor blandt Israels folk. På denne dag, den tiende dag i den syvende måned, må I ikke udføre noget arbejde, for det skal være en hvile- og fastedag. På den dag skal I forsones med Herren og renses for al jeres synd. 32 Denne forsoningsceremoni skal fremover altid udføres af den ypperstepræst, der er salvet og indviet til dette embede i sin stamfar Arons sted. Han skal iføre sig de hellige linnedklæder 33 og skaffe det allerhelligste rum, åbenbaringsteltet, alteret, præsterne og hele folket soning. 34 Det skal være en permanent lov iblandt jer, at der på forsoningsdagen denne ene gang om året skaffes Israels folk soning for deres synder.”

Efter at Herren havde givet Moses alle disse instruktioner, og Moses havde givet dem videre til Aron, udførte Aron det alt sammen.

16 And the Lord spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the Lord, and died;

And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.

He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.

And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.

And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.

And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat.

And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the Lord's lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering.

10 But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.

11 And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:

12 And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the Lord, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:

13 And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:

14 And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.

15 Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:

16 And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.

17 And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.

18 And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the Lord, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.

19 And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.

20 And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:

21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:

22 And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

23 And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there:

24 And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people.

25 And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar.

26 And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.

27 And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.

28 And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.

29 And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:

30 For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the Lord.

31 It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.

32 And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments:

33 And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation.

34 And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the Lord commanded Moses.